Acts 26:22

Acts 26:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
• English Standard Version (ESV)To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come—
• New Living Translation (NLT)But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen—

Context of Acts 26:22

20First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. 21That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— 23that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.” 24At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind, Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning is driving you insane.”

Acts 26:22 word by word

ἐπικουρίας οὖν τυχὼν τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἕστηκα μαρτυρόμενος μικρῷ τε καὶ μεγάλῳ, οὐδὲν ἐκτὸς λέγων ὧν τε οἱ προφῆται ἐλάλησαν μελλόντων γίνεσθαι καὶ Μωϋσῆς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Havingτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• helpἐπικουρίαepikouria · helpG1947
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• I continueἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• untoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• witnessingμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• to smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• noneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• other thingsἐκτόςektos · outside/exceptG1622
• those whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• did sayλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• shouldμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Acts 26:22

• Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
• Acts 14:19Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
• Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
• Acts 18:9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
• Acts 21:31While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar.
• Acts 23:10The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.
• 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
• Ezra 8:31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
• Psalms 18:47He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,
• Psalms 66:12You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.
• Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
• Psalms 124:1If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
• 2 Timothy 3:11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.
• Acts 20:20You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.

Commentaries on Acts 26:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Having - obtained help of God - According to the gracious promise made to him: see Acts 26:17. Witnessing both to small and great - Preaching before kings, rulers, priests, and peasants; fearing no evil, though ever surrounded with evils; nor slackening in my duty, notwithstanding the opposition I have met with both from Jews and Gentiles. And these continual interpositions of God show me that I have not mistaken my call, and encourage me to go forward in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Having therefore obtained help of God - Paul had seen and felt his danger. He had known the determined malice of the Jews, and their efforts to take his life. He had been rescued by Lysias, and had made every effort himself to avoid the danger and to save his life; and at the end of all; he traced his safety entirely to the help of God. It was not by any power of his own that he had been preserved; it was because God had interposed and rescued him. Those…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Paul stressed that God protected him as he carried out his witness (compare 3:18; 10:43; Luke 24:25–27, 44–47). Paul urged his listeners to believe that Jesus is the Christ who fulfills Old Testament promises (see Luke 24:27, 44).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. having obtained help--"succor." from God--"that [which cometh] from God." I continue--"stand," "hold my ground." unto this day, witnessing, &c.--that is, This life of mine, so marvellously preserved, in spite of all the plots against it, is upheld for the Gospel's sake; therefore I "witnessed," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:22

• Converts
• Court
• Defense
• Grace of God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law
• Prophecy
• Testimony
• Word of God
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings